The quantitation of how much time constitutes short and recent varies by disease and by context, but the core denotation of acute is always qualitatively in contrast with chronic, which denotes long-lasting disease (for example, in acute leukemia and chronic leukemia).
View full size image. Thomas Edison is usually credited with the invention of the light bulb, but the famous American inventor wasn't the only one who contributed to the development of this revolutionary technology.
While many people think that Thomas Edison created the light bulb,  it was invented in 1879 by Joseph Swan.    Later, Edison took Joseph Swan's ideas and made them intâ¦o a  different idea to create the longer lasting light bulb.    The first practical lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edison in  1879.